Comment on People who don't wear earphones outside - why, and what do you do instead?
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 days ago
I like the sound of what’s going on around me. I enjoy catching little snippets of random conversations, the birds singing, the exhaust notes of passing vehicles. I prefer to be aware of my surroundings instead of insulting myself from them. At home, I’m very literally in the woods, and occasionally feral hogs may cross my path, but they make a lot of noise. When I’m in town the variety of sounds is novel and entertaining to me.
I wear earbuds at work, or if I’m running my tractor or lawnmower. I do drive, but I don’t always have the radio playing in my car. Sometimes quiet is just nice.
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
Speed running hearing loss. Typically, people crank the audio levels to hear it over the equipment. Get some work-rated hearing protection muffs and wear the earbuds inside that.
However I’d argue that hearing protection combined with additional noise is a good way to lose situational awareness.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 days ago
Decent buds are as good as earplugs where I work. I seldom crank the volume. If I’m on my tractor no one is around or I don’t use anything. It’s a quiet little 25 horse diesel so that’s not bad. I’m a musician and very protective of my ears, but thanks for the concern.